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ittle Purr-Purr Peoje, 

AND 

How THEY Tried to be Folks. 




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Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company, 


ST. LOUIS. 





OW Mrs. Tabby Purr-Purr 
Was not a common cat: 

She held advanced ideas, 

And resided in a flat ; 

They all had tired of boarding, 

Were sick of warmed-up mouse, 


\ ND really, with six kittens, 

-LA- ’T were better to keep house ! 
‘^Then we can train the kittens — 

I ’ve laid,” said she, the plan - 
Exactly like the children 

Of the mighty race of man ! ” 




“ TUST see,” said Mrs. Purr-Purr, 

^ “ They feel as children feel ! ” 

And there were whisks and brushes, 
They learned the use of those ; 
And nimbly did they button 
Each other’s underclothes ! 


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WO dozen damask towels 

She bought at mark-down sales, 
And various soaps and sponges, 

And tubs and bowls and pails ; 
And every morning was there 

Lament and shriek and squeal. 




S250,000 WORTH 



Cj .’s “ 0« Me 



SOI.13 IN 1BB6. 



Estimated Sales on Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co.’s Men’s $2.50 Shoe 

for 1887, $100,000. 


Some Shoe Men object to buying our specialties, urging for a reason that our Ladies’ and 
Gents’ $2.50 Shoes do not afford the retailer profit enough. They do not recognize the fact that 
the increased volume of sales more than compensates for the smaller profit. If your regular shoe 
dealer cannot furnish our Ladies’ or Gents’ $2.50 Shoes, write direct to us, and we will inform 
you where our shoes can be had. 

The best is the cheapest, and the dealer that clings to the best will always be esteemed. 
The consumer gets full equivalent for his or her money in our shoes, as we use the best of 
leather, linings, etc., bought for cash; one uniform grade' all the time. Our large production enables 
us to keep our shoemakers principally on one kind of work the year round, and results in a perfect 
shoe. For style, fit, and price, we are unequalled in the United States. 

VVe have received letters from eighteen different States and Territories, of which we print a few 
in this book, all containing words of praise respecting our Ladies’ $2.50 Shoe. We shall spare no effort 
nor money to make our Gentlemen’s Shoe as popular as our Ladies’. 

We warrant our shoes to give good satisfaction to the wearer. Should they fail, please 
return to the dealer from whom you bought, and receive another pair or your money. Our shoes 
are sold for cash onlj-. 

Yours truh', 

HAMILTON-BROWN SHOE CO., 

ST. LOUIS. 



HEIR outfits were high fashion, 
Expensive, tailor-made; 

The artists often sketched them 
When fresh for school arrayed. 
There was wee Regina, 

And Gwen, and Rosamond ; 


HERE was Plantagenet, 

Navarre, and Hildebrand — 
“Their names,” said Mrs. Purr-Purr, 
“ Shall be the best in towm. 

And such as would be fitting 
If they should win renown.” 




Hamilton- Brown Shoe Co.'s OWN Make Ladies’ $2.50 Shoe, is made of 
Kid, Goat, and Glazed Dongola, on Opera and Common Sense Lasts. Widths, 
C, D, E, and EE. Sizes from one to seven. 


Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co.’s Men’s Mighty $2.50 Cash Shoe, is made 
Seamless of a Western Calf, on London and Plain Toe Lasts, in Button, 
Balmorals, and Congress. Widths, 5 and 6. Sizes from five to eleven. 




























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/^F course the Purr-Purrs favored 
The object-lesson plan ; 
Each morn upon the blackboard 
This way the teaching ran : 
“CAT — I pray you, children, 
Rise from that low degree ! 


"T3 AT — ’T is food, my children, 
Unfit for you and me. 

BOY — To imitate him. 

Please strive, my Hildebrand. 
GIRL — Try to be like her. 
Each day, my Rosamond.’^ 



"^^ET, spite of all her effort, 

It is as true as sad, 

The little Purr-Purr people 
At meals still acted bad. 
They would not wait for manners, 
But each would scramble up. 


A ND Hildebrand would snatch at 
His sister’s silver cup ; 

And oftentimes the roast would be 
By twenty paws attacked : 

“ Ah, well ! ” sighed Mrs. Purr-Purr, 
“ So, too, do children act 1 ” 



"Vr O modern mother’s duty 

Did Mrs. Purr-Purr shirk ; 

** Oft come,” said she, “ reverses ; 

They shall know how to work ! ” 
And so these high-bred kittens 

At home each day were taught : 



EGINA washed the dishes, 

Navarre the water brought, 
Rosamond churned the butter, 

Plantagenet scoured the knives 
Thus did this model mother 

Fit them for their “ nine lives.'” 


THE PRICE, $2.50, 

Looks cheap to a party about to purchase, and the question will reasonably be asked, 

CAN I RELY ON A GOOD SHOE? WE ANSWER, TO! 

We adopted the cash system of doing business from our commencement, and now have 
the largest cash shoe business in America. Our sales aggregated nearly 2^ millions 
for 1886. We place the above two shoes before the trade as leaders, upon which we 
and the party that retails them, make a very small profit. These two shoes are made 
thoroughly, and with as much distinctness as if we sold only the two shoes. We could 
not possibly offer the shoes at our present prices if we sold them alone, but name the 
above prices for cash, believing same will be a strong drawing card to induce cash 
purchases of other goods. We warrant the shoes as much as if we received $5.00 a 
pair for them, and will give another pair, on return of the shoes, if they don’t give good, 
reasonable satisfaction to the wearer. 

Our company is made up entirely of young men, and we are in the shoe business to 
remain, and give general satisfaction to all with whom we have dealings. We employ 
only the best help, give them good remuneration for their services, and demand their 
whole attention to our business. 



HE fitted up a nursery 
^ With all the human plays, 
And soon the kittens played them 
In very human ways. 

Navarre rode like a trooper, 

And little Gwendolen 


"DLAYED doll-mamma, and Planty 
A painter was ; and when 
She spied upon the blackboard 
A little burlesque man, 

“ They do,’’ cried Mrs. Purr-Purr, 

“ Quite all that children can ! ” 






nr)UT still she felt the great thing 
Was, at an early age, 

To cultivate their voices, 

And fit them for the stage. 
Their wondrous hold she ’d noticed 
Upon the upper notes — 


URE, such tremolos never 

Gurgled in human throats ; 
They surely had a future — 
Grand opera, she thought ; 
So by the skilled Staccati 

The dears were duly taught. 



OPINIONS OF THE DEALERS. 


Winfield, Kans., November 22, 1886. 

Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co., St. Louis, Mo. 

Gents* — Yours of the 16th to hand. In reply, will say we are very much pleased with your 
$2.50 Shoe. We find it stylish, neat fitting, and comfortable. A shoe that gives splendid satisfac- 
tion to the wearer; a shoe that sells itself after once being introduced. 

Respectfully, - BOWER & RAY. 

Houston, Texas, November 18, 1886. 

I rind the Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co.’s “ Own Make ” Ladies’ $2.50 Shoe the best 1 ever 
handled for the money. Always gives satisfaction. ADAM CLAY. 

Columuia, Mo., November 18, 1886. 

Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co., St. Louis, Mo. 

Gents : — We have been selling your $2.50 Shoes about one year, and will say we never 
sold goods that gave as good and general satisfaction. 

Respectfully, 

^ MOSS, BRANHAM CO 

Osage Mission, Kas., November 18, 1886. 
Messrs. Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co., St. Louis, Mo. 

Gents: — We have handled your “Own Make” goods almost exclusively for the last year, 
and have been well satisfied. Your $2.50 Shoe we consider above any ever offered at the price. 

Yours truly, 

OWENS BROS. 
Cairo, III., December 9, 1886. 

Messrs. Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co. 

Gentlemen: — I have been selling your $2.50 Shoe for over a year, and find that it suits my 
trade better than any shoe I ever handled. Yours truly. 


W. E. GHOLSON, 



Q< O pleased was Mrs. Purr-Purr 
^ At their first serenade, 

She gave them and their schoolmates 
A lovely masquerade, 

At which there were provided 
Bouquets for every guest, 


A ND all the airs and graces 
Were of the very best ; 

And all the satins shimmered, 
And all the jewels shone, 
And every one had ices, 

(And each a private bone I) 



Columbus, Miss., November i8, 1886. 


Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co.,- St. Louis, Mo. 

Gentlemen : — I have used your “ Own Make ” $2.50 Ladies’ Kid Button Boot for ten months, 
during which time I have sold about 300 pair. In quality, fit, and durability I find that it gives 
satisfaction, and averages better than any kid boot I have been able to buy at the same price. 

Very respectfully, 

' ' GID. D. HARRIS. 

Collierville, Tenn., November 20, 1886. 
Messrs. Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co., St. Louis, Mo. 

Gents : — In reply to your inquiry in regard to your $2.50 Shoes and other makes of your 
own, will say that they are the best shoes we ever handled for the money. They are very popular 
with our 'Customers and growing more so every day. 

Respectfully, IRBY & GILLILAND. 

Hot Springs, Ark., November 22, 1886, 

Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co., St. Louis, Mo. 

Dear Sirs: — Your $2.50 Ladies’ Shoes have given excellent satisfaction in our trade. We 
consider them the best shoes made for the price — they make a neat, stylish fit, -and are quick, 
easy sellers. Respectfully, WM. J. LITTLE GROCER CO. 

Paris, Texas, November 22, 1886. 

Messrs. Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co., 

Gents: — We have had an order out for ten dozen “Your Own Make” Ladies’ $2.50 Shoes 
for some time, and as we have such a good trade on this shoe, we did not want to run out of any 
sizes. Please hurry the order up. We have sold fifty dozen of this shoe in the last six months, 
and have guaranteed every pair of them, and have had to make good only three or four pair. 
They give universal satisfaction to our trade. Yours, &c., 

PARIS DRY GOODS CO. 

We have equally flattering letters from the following States, which space in this book will 
not permit us to print : • 

Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, 

Colorado, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, 

Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indian Territory, and New Mexico 



HEN in the early morning 
They crept up-stairs to bed. 
She stood «ind patted fondly 
Each sleepy little head. 

She said : “ You have done nobly. 
It was a splendid ball ! 



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OT once in all the evening 
Did I hear mew or squall. 

One final test to-morrow, 

And if I hear no noise 
When I a mouse shall show you, 

I ’ll call you GIRLS and BOYS ! 



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